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The Essence Of Helping: Significant Others And Nurses In Action Draw Men Into Nursing, D Juliff, Kylie P. Russell, Caroline Bulsara

Nursing Papers and Journal Articles

Background: Nurses are ageing placing nursing workforce sustainability under threat. An untapped potential resource of men in nursing exists within Australia. Objective: The aim of the first phase of this longitudinal study was to investigate why men choose nursing. Design: Qualitative methodological approach used interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA).

Research question: “What are the experiences of male graduate nurses regarding their career choice?”

Method: The IPA method focused on personal subjective experience where the participants’ own sense-making is important. Discussions were audio-recorded, transcribed verbatim and analysed using a format relevant to IPA. Participants: Purposeful snowball sampling recruited nine nurses.

Findings: The …

The Validity And Reliability Characteristics Of The M-Back Questionnaire To Assess The Barriers, Attitudes, Confidence, And Knowledge Of Mental Health Staff Regarding Metabolic Health Of Mental Health Service Users, Andrew Watkins, Simon Rosenbaum, Philip B. Ward, Joanna Patching, Elizabeth Denny-Wilson, Jane Stein-Parbury

Nursing Papers and Journal Articles

Background: Addressing the burden of poor physical health and the subsequent gap in life expectancy experienced by people with mental illness is a major priority in mental health services. To equip mental health staff with the competence to deliver evidence-based interventions, targeted staff training regarding metabolic health is required. In order to evaluate the effectiveness of staff training regarding metabolic health, we aimed to develop a succinct measure to determine the barriers, attitudes, confidence, and knowledge of health practitioners through the development and test–retest reliability of the Metabolic-Barriers, Attitudes, Confidence, and Knowledge Questionnaire (M-BACK).

Methods: The M-BACK questionnaire was developed …

Patient Evaluation Of Emotional Comfort Experienced (Peece): Developing And Testing A Measurement Instrument, Anne Williams, Leanne Lester, Caroline Bulsara, Anna Petterson, Kellie Bennett, E Allen, David Joske

Nursing Papers and Journal Articles

Objectives: The Patient Evaluation of Emotional Comfort Experienced (PEECE) is a 12-item questionnaire which measures the mental well-being state of emotional comfort in patients. The instrument was developed using previous qualitative work and published literature.

Design: Instrument development.

Setting: Acute Care Public Hospital, Western Australia.

Participants: Sample of 374 patients.

Interventions: A multidisciplinary expert panel assessed the face and content validity of the instrument and following a pilot study, the psychometric properties of the instrument were explored.

Main outcome measures: Exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis assessed the underlying dimensions of the PEECE instrument; Cronbach’s α was used to determine the …

The Women's Wellness After Cancer Program: A Multisite, Single-Blinded, Randomised Controlled Trial Protocol, D Anderson, C Seib, D Tjondronegoro, J Turner, L Monterosso, A Mcguire, J Porter-Steele, W Song, P Yates, N King, L Young, K White, K Lee, S Hall, M Krishnasamy, K Wells, S Balaam, A Mccarthy

Nursing Papers and Journal Articles

Background: Despite advances in cancer diagnosis and treatment have significantly improved survival rates, patients post-treatment-related health needs are often not adequately addressed by current health services. The aim of the Women’s Wellness after Cancer Program (WWACP), which is a digitised multimodal lifestyle intervention, is to enhance health-related quality of life in women previously treated for blood, breast and gynaecological cancers.

Methods: A single-blinded, multi-centre randomized controlled trial recruited a total of 330 women within 24 months of completion of chemotherapy (primary or adjuvant) and/or radiotherapy. Women were randomly assigned to either usual care or intervention using computer-generated permuted-block randomisation. The …

The Influence Of The Art Of Clinical Supervision Program On Nurses' Knowledge And Attitude About Working With Students, K Russell, S Alliex, H Gluyas

Nursing Papers and Journal Articles

The Art of Clinical Supervision program was developed, implemented and evaluated, to determine nursing staff knowledge and attitudes towards nursing students and the clinical supervision thereof. A key point of the program was the inclusion of strategies to promote one’s attitude towards working with students. A mixed methods approach of surveys, online reflections and interviews, was used to determine the programs effect. The findings highlighted a positive impact on participants’ self-knowledge and attitudes towards students and student clinical supervision.

Surgical Plume And Its Implications: A Review Of The Risk And Barriers To A Safe Work Place, E. Tan, K. Russell

Nursing Papers and Journal Articles

Every year thousands of health care professionals worldwide are exposed to surgical smoke. There is evidence that this smoke consists of toxic gases, pathogens and particulate matter that is a hazard for patients and the perioperative team. Past research indicates that perioperative staff inconsistently comply with smoke evacuation recommendations. The aim of this study was to identify, review and discuss the issues related to surgical plume and its implications for patients and perioperative staff. The findings of this review relate to: surgical smoke content, its risks to the health of the perioperative staff, preventative measures, infection control measures, compliance with …

Living With Multiple Myeloma: A Focus Group Study Of Unmet Needs And Preferences For Survivorship Care, L Monterosso, K Taylor, V Platt, Elizabeth A. Lobb, T Musiello, C Bulsara, K Stratton, M Krishnasamy

Nursing Papers and Journal Articles

Purpose: To describe the unmet informational, psychological, emotional, social, practical, and physical needs and preferences for posttreatment survivorship care of individuals living with multiple myeloma to inform the development of relevant, personcentered, survivorship services.

Methods: An exploratory, descriptive study using 2 focus groups with 14 participants, 6 to 49 months postdiagnosis. Results: Thematic analysis revealed 7 key themes: information needs, experience with health-care professionals, coping with side effects, communicating with family and friends, dealing with emotions, support needs, and living with the chronicity of myeloma. Participants described key characteristics of survivorship care relevant to their needs and indicated they would …

A Qualitative Study Of The Post-Treatment Experiences And Support Needs Of Survivors Of Lymphoma, Leanne Monterosso, Karen Taylor, Violet Platt, Elizabeth Lobb, Meinir Krishnasamy, Toni Musiello, Caroline Bulsara, David Joske

Nursing Papers and Journal Articles

Purpose: To explore the post-treatment experiences and preferences for follow-up support of lymphoma survivors.

Methods: Two focus groups were conducted with 17 participants to explore informational, psychological, emotional, social, practical and physical needs, 6-30 months post-treatment for lymphoma. Perceptions regarding a potential model of survivorship care were also elicited.

Results: Thematic content analysis revealed five key themes: Information; Loss and uncertainty; Family, support and post-treatment experience; Transition, connectivity and normalcy, and Person-centred posttreatment care. Participants described a sense of loss as they transitioned away from regular interaction with the hospital at the end of treatment, but also talked about the …